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<h1>The academic stuff<br>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Most of the details of my academic life
can be found in my <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="docs/cv.pdf">cv</a>!
But
if
you
don't
want
to
read
that,
then
here
are
the core details:<br>
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  <li>From 2004 - 2009 I studied physics and applied math(s) at the <a
 href="http://www.uoit.ca">University of Ontario Institute of Technology</a>
(UOIT). I majored in both of these subjects, and I obtained my B.Sc.
(honours) degree with highest distinction. During my time here I worked
closely with <a href="http://faculty.uoit.ca/lewis/">Greg Lewis</a>,
who also supervised my thesis project (details of this work can be<span
 style="text-decoration: underline;"></span> found on my research
page). <br>
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  <li>From 2009 - 2010 I completed a Master of Science in <a
 href="http://www.maths.ox.ac.uk/current-students/graduates/courses/mscmmsc">Mathematical
Modelling
and
Scientific
Computing</a> at the <a href="http://www.ox.ac.uk">University
of
Oxford</a>. During this time,
I was a member of <a href="http://www.st-hughs.ox.ac.uk/">St. Hugh's
College</a>. I graduated with distinction and I won the Nuclear
Electric
Prize, which is awarded to the student who finishes the Master's
program with the highest cumulative average. My thesis project was
supervised by <a
 href="http://www.maths.ox.ac.uk/contact/details/peppin">Stephen Peppin</a>
and <a href="http://www.earth.ox.ac.uk/%7Erichardk/">Richard Katz</a>.
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  <li>I decided to stay at <a href="http://www.ox.ac.uk">Oxford</a>
for my doctoral studies, and I am
currently based at <a href="http://www.maths.ox.ac.uk/groups/occam">OCCAM</a>.
However,
I
am
now
a
member
of



    <a href="http://www.stcatz.ox.ac.uk/">St.
Catherine's College</a>. My work is currently supervised by <a
 href="http://www2.maths.ox.ac.uk/ociam/people/faculty/muench.shtml">Andreas
Muench</a> and <a href="http://people.maths.ox.ac.uk/breward/">Chris
Breward</a>.<br>
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  <li>I am currently the president of the <a
 href="http://people.maths.ox.ac.uk/siamstudentchapter/webpages/index.html">Oxford
SIAM
Student Chapter</a>. <br>
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<h1><a name="personal_stuff"></a>The personal stuff</h1>
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<p>First and foremost, I am a <a
 href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada">Canadian</a> citizen. While
I was born in Oshawa, Ontario, I spent the majority of my life growing
up in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobourg,_Ontario">Cobourg,
Ontario</a>, which is a small town that's approximately an
hour east of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto">Toronto</a>.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">During my time in Cobourg, I attended
high school at <a href="http://www.cdciwest.com">C.D.C.I. West</a>.
When I was not
studying, most of my life was dedicated to skateboarding and
videography. In fact, my friends and I made two full length skateboard
videos over the years! However, I have since taken an interest in
cycling, running, and more recently, scuba diving!<br>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Aside from the above sports/activities,
I enjoy dabbling in photography and I am an avid reader/movie-watcher.
I absolutely love travelling and I hope to see as much of Europe as
possible while I'm here. Finally, I must admit that I am particularly
fond of relaxing
at one of the <a
 href="http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ie=UTF8&amp;q=oxford+pubs&amp;fb=1&amp;gl=uk&amp;hq=pubs&amp;hnear=Oxford,+United+Kingdom&amp;ll=51.760084,-1.260853&amp;spn=0.049832,0.154324&amp;z=13">many
great
pubs
that
Oxford
has
to
offer</a> with a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peroni_Brewery">Peroni</a>
in-hand.&nbsp; </p>
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<h1><a name="tatoo"></a>The tattoo</h1>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">If you've met me, then I'm sure
you've seen the infamous tattoo of <a
 href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gauss%27s_law">Gauss's law</a> on
my left forearm. So...what's up with that?! Well, back in my undergrad
days at <a href="http://www.uoit.ca">UOIT</a>, I studied
physics with three of my best friends. One night, we had the incredible
idea of each getting a tattoo of one of <a
 href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxwell%27s_equations">Maxwell's
equations</a>.<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></span> After
dwelling on it for a couple of months, we realized that this idea was
indeed epic and that it needed immediate execution. The appointments
were made the next day and our plan finally came to fruition within the
same week. So now there are four people out there in the world, each of
whom bear one of
Maxwell's equations on their arm! Here's the proof (click for a larger
image):<br>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="pics/all.png"><img
 src="pics/all.png" alt="Let there be light"
 style="border: 2px solid ; width: 267px; height: 178px;"></a><br>
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<p style="text-align: left;">Coincidentally, the owners of the other
three tattoos are actually the other three people who are with me in
the photo on my <a href="index.html">home page!</a><br>
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